Dr. Blanca E. Vega
@blancavnyc.bsky.social
Associate Professor of #HIED #ScholarMami. Former #DissertatingLatina. #NewYorker. Daughter of #Ecuadorian immigrants. Reader/writer of #race #education #Ecuador #Love. Reality tv connoisseur. May revive my blog called #RaceWorkRaceLove.
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The Secretary of Education just appointed five new members to the powerful National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI)--the organization that approves accreditors. Expect NACIQI to play a major role over the next several years.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Secretary of Education just appointed five new members to the powerful National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI)--the organization that approves accreditors. Expect NACIQI to play a major role over the next several years.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
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DOGE failed. And DOGE is dead. So I guess government can be responsive after all.
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
DOGE failed. And DOGE is dead. So I guess government can be responsive after all.
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As federal immigration enforcement agents descend on North Carolina, campus leaders are rushing to advise fearful staff and students about how to respond.
Nearby ICE Raids Stoke Fear on North Carolina Campuses
As federal immigration enforcement agents descend on North Carolina, campus leaders are rushing to advise fearful staff and students about how to respond.
www.insidehighered.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
As federal immigration enforcement agents descend on North Carolina, campus leaders are rushing to advise fearful staff and students about how to respond.
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Montclair State University is planning to eliminate departments...and department chairs. Who is going to do things like handle promotion applications and approve mundane paperwork?
A Planned Shake-Up at Montclair State U. Raises a Question: What Is a Department for?
The administration says its plan to reorganize 15 departments into four schools will foster interdisciplinarity and make academic fields more relevant. Faculty members aren’t so sure.
www.chronicle.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Montclair State University is planning to eliminate departments...and department chairs. Who is going to do things like handle promotion applications and approve mundane paperwork?
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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Today was supposed to be the deadline for colleges to join Trump's higher ed compact, but only three have expressed real interest and public universities are stonewalling open records requests.
Pro tip: don't announce a compact until you already have a robust list of signers.
Pro tip: don't announce a compact until you already have a robust list of signers.
Public Universities Don’t Want to Discuss the Compact
Institutions have been slow to respond to records requests related to the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” and UT Austin is fighting to withhold records.
www.insidehighered.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Today was supposed to be the deadline for colleges to join Trump's higher ed compact, but only three have expressed real interest and public universities are stonewalling open records requests.
Pro tip: don't announce a compact until you already have a robust list of signers.
Pro tip: don't announce a compact until you already have a robust list of signers.
This is critical for campuses to pay attention to and figure out how to keep their members safe.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Nearby ICE Raids Stoke Fear on North Carolina Campuses
As federal immigration enforcement agents descend on North Carolina, campus leaders are rushing to advise fearful staff and students about how to respond.
www.insidehighered.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This is critical for campuses to pay attention to and figure out how to keep their members safe.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Cornell makes extortion payment
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Cornell Reaches Deal With Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Cornell makes extortion payment
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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Opinion | It’s Time to Pull the Fire Alarm
Higher ed must take decisive action to counter the Trump administration’s harmful immigration policies. https://bit.ly/4oW2D4Q
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Higher ed must take decisive action to counter the Trump administration’s harmful immigration policies. https://bit.ly/4oW2D4Q
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Opinion | It’s Time to Pull the Fire Alarm
Higher ed must take decisive action to counter the Trump administration’s harmful immigration policies. https://bit.ly/4oW2D4Q
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Higher ed must take decisive action to counter the Trump administration’s harmful immigration policies. https://bit.ly/4oW2D4Q
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
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Vanderbilt University has received final regulatory approval to establish its first satellite campus in New York City. bit.ly/4oyWT1g
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Vanderbilt University has received final regulatory approval to establish its first satellite campus in New York City. bit.ly/4oyWT1g
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Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
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“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
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October 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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MSNBC Live coverage: @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social interviewing a pink unicorn on live television is giving me life. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
MSNBC Live coverage: @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social interviewing a pink unicorn on live television is giving me life. #NoKings
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Higher ed raised lots of concerns about the feasibility of (retroactively) rapidly expanding the IPEDS admissions survey on short notice, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Trump administration focused on how 90% of comments were positive...even though they're from an identical form letter.
Institutions, Advocates Argue Against Admissions Data Collection
Institutions and advocates took issue with the proposal’s vague language and lack of privacy safeguards as well as the vast time and effort needed to collect the required data.
www.insidehighered.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Higher ed raised lots of concerns about the feasibility of (retroactively) rapidly expanding the IPEDS admissions survey on short notice, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Trump administration focused on how 90% of comments were positive...even though they're from an identical form letter.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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ICE Agents Disperse Protesters with Tear Gas After High-Speed Chase in Chicago
ICE Agents Disperse Protesters with Tear Gas After High-Speed Chase in Chicago
In Chicago, ICE agents were involved in a high-speed chase to pursue an individual. The federal agents then arrested the person in a residential street when protesters gathered in the area. ICE agents used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
www.democracynow.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
ICE Agents Disperse Protesters with Tear Gas After High-Speed Chase in Chicago
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TODAY at 3:00 PM ET: Friends of Velshi & Ruhle - WE ARE BACK taking YOUR questions about money & the economy
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October 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
TODAY at 3:00 PM ET: Friends of Velshi & Ruhle - WE ARE BACK taking YOUR questions about money & the economy
All you have to do is watch the livestream here and SUBMIT your questions:
All you have to do is watch the livestream here and SUBMIT your questions:
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown.
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown. U.S.
apnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown.
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Save the date! 🗓️
Join us for a citywide higher ed organizing meeting.
We will hear from @aaup.org President Todd Wolfson & we'll meet folks from other NYC area institutions to plan the next stage in the metro-area fightback against the Trump Admin’s attacks on higher ed. ➡️ tinyurl.com/HandsOffHE-O...
We will hear from @aaup.org President Todd Wolfson & we'll meet folks from other NYC area institutions to plan the next stage in the metro-area fightback against the Trump Admin’s attacks on higher ed. ➡️ tinyurl.com/HandsOffHE-O...
October 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Save the date! 🗓️